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| | Address | | Century Tower, 550 Fannin, Suite 800 | | Beaumont, Texas 77701 | | (Jefferson Co.) | | | |
| | | Adams & Heald, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Federal and State Civil Trials and Appeals, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury Defense, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Hazardous Waste, Medical Malpractice, Admiralty, Architects and Engineers' Professional Liability, Governmental Liability, Governmental Relations - Local, State and Federal, Commercial Law, Banking and Financial Institution Litigation, Family Law and Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
An award winning defense trial firm, Adams & Boswell, a Professional Corporation, was founded in 1985. Adams & Boswell concentrates its practice in the areas of insurance and corporate defense. Members of the firm have tried numerous personal injury and insurance coverage cases in the state and federal courts of East and Southeast Texas, including Beaumont, Dallas, Galveston, and Houston, and the firm also handles cases in Western Louisiana. The firm routinely handles appeals in the Texas and federal appellate courts. The firm's primary practice includes personal injury defense, products liability, toxic tort, admiralty, medical malpractice, intellectual property and technology law, Superfund and hazardous waste, commercial, construction, governmental liability, automobile, premises liability, and general litigation defense. The firm also has significant experience in the area of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and government relations. The firm represents businesses and individuals in their commercial transactions. Four of the firm's attorneys, Kent Adams, John Boswell, Russ Heald and Glenn Huebner are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Heald is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. All four hold the highest legal ability rating given by Martindale-Hubbell. Shareholder Kent Adams successfully tried the Bryant and Shackelford toxic tort cases in 2002, winning a defense verdict that was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the "Top Ten Defense Verdicts in the United States in 2002". Adams & Boswell, P.C. has handled the defense of numerous multi-plaintiff and multidefendant toxic tort, hazardous waste, and Superfund cases. | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
ACE USA/CIGNA; AIG; American Mercury Insurance; APAC, Inc., CNA; Conn's Appliances, Inc., Fluor Corporation; ENGlobalEngineering Co., Kemper Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual; Nationwide Insurance; One Beacon Insurance; Paragon Insurance; Praetorian INsurance; The Hartford; Travelers Insurance; Wausau Insurance; W.W. Webber, LLC., Zurich Insurance. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Other Office Locations of Adams & Heald, P.C.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | Kent M. Adams (Managing Partner) born Houston, Texas, May 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; 1982, Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. Law Clerk to Honorable Joe J. Fisher, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1982-1983. Speaker, Insurance and Personal Injury Seminar, "Insurance Coverage Issues-Toxic Tort & Environmental Cases: Avoiding Pitfalls," New York, New York, December 4, 1992; Speaker, Second Annual JNDIC Seminar, "Anti-Fraud efforts in Tort litigation", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1996; Speaker, Harris-Martin's Preparing A Winning Silica Case Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 25, 2004; Speaker, HarrisMartin Asbestos Allocation Conference, "Putting on the Case at Trial", San Francisco, California, June 17, 2004. Member: Editorial Assistant, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1980. Member, Board of Regents, Texas State University System, 2001-2007. Chairman, Board of Regents, Texas State University System, 2006-2007. Board Member, Texas Board of Health, 1997-1998. Chairman, Jefferson County Republican Party, 1995-1998. Member: Jefferson County, Dallas County, Houston County, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States. (Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Governmental Relations; Toxic Torts. Email: Kent M. Adams | | Russell W. Heald (Shareholder) born Galveston, Texas, January 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1973); Troy State University (M.S., 1980); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi. John M. Harlan Society-Top 10% of Class; Dean's List, 1981-1983. Varsity Letterman in Football, 1971-1973. Law Journal Staff, Published St. Mary's Law Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2. Member: State Bar of Texas; Jefferson County and American Bar Association. [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1974-1980]. (Board Certified, Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Mediation. Email: Russell W. Heald | | Gerald W. Riedmueller (Shareholder) born Orange, Texas, December 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Lamar University (B.A., 1977); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Order of the Lytae. Recipient, E. E. Townes and Delta Theta Phi Scholastic Scholarship Awards. Assistant Editor, South Texas Law Journal. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association (Director, 1991-1992) and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Gerald W. Riedmueller | | Ross H. Jones (Shareholder) born Bryan, Texas, April 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1998-1999); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member: Young Lawyers Committee; Subcommittee on Annual Meeting); College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Tort; Employment Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: Ross H. Jones | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Houston, Texas Office: 3355 West Alabama, Suite 400, 77098. Telephone: 713-659-6767. Fax: 713-759-6830.
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